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median body
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A non-membrane bound, semi-organized microtubule array of unknown function found in Giardia species (trophozoite stage). It is located on the dorsal side of the trophozoite, slightly posterior to the ventral disc. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5961344 ]
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Label
median body
comment
Note that, due to the asymmetric nature of the Giardia trophozoite, this term is defined spatially as the trophozoite is viewed from the dorsal side, with the two nuclei dorsal to the ventral disc, and the ventral disc toward the anterior.
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paola
creation date
2014-02-11T13:34:19Z
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cellular_component
has related synonym
parabasal body
id
GO:0097568